Helicobacter pylori

Translingual

Helicobacter pylori

Alternative forms

• H. pylori

Proper noun

Helicobacter pylori m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Helicobacteraceae – A bacterium with a spiral-like surface appearance that causes peptic ulcers and gastritis.

Synonyms

• medical slang: gastric demon
• obsolete: Campylobacter pylori

References

• Helicobacter pylori on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Helicobacter pylori on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Helicobacter pylori on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• List of sequenced bacterial genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia